Saturday, November 1, 2014

House B Calendar of Events November, 2014 

House B teachers are committed to keeping you and your child informed of the month's major events within House B and the larger school community.  This month teachers created the calendar of events, but in the future House B student leaders will create the calendar.  Your child received a copy of the calendar to bring home on Friday, October 31.
Click here for a digital copy of the calendar.

Student-Led Parent Conferences
Tuesday, November 18th and Thursday, November 20th


Dear House B Families, 

Your child brought home a letter and form for you to sign up for your Student-Led Parent Conference.  This is a valuable and challenging learning experience for your child, so your participation is very important.  The letter is copied below for your information. Please let us know the time that works best for you. Feel free to email if that is more convenient. Your child's advisory teacher will confirm the time.  

We look forward to seeing you in a few weeks!

House B Teachers
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Milton Town School District
      42 Herrick Avenue, Milton, VT 05468-3097 (802) 893-5400
HOUSE B


October 31, 2014
Dear House B Families,
It is hard to believe that we are nearing the end of the first trimester of the school year.  That means it’s time for the first round of Student-Led Parent Conferences!  We know that you discuss school and learning with your child on a regular basis.  We invite you to participate in this opportunity to have a more formal and structured discussion your child leads to reflect on his or her successes, challenges, and growth during this trimester.
At the Student-Led Parent Conference, your child will share a portfolio of artifacts of his or her learning – work from each class that he or she has thoughtfully selected to demonstrate learning and growth.  In addition to these artifacts, your child will discuss reflections on successes and challenges in each academic area, and the goals he or she set for the first trimester of the year. These goals encompass both lifelong learning skills and the Habits of Mind that students are striving to achieve in our Middle School: flexible thinking, preparedness, citizenship, persistence, and precision.  While all teachers will be present during the conferences, please know that the purpose of the conference is for your child to share his/her learning experience with you. Unlike a traditional parent-teacher conference, it is difficult for each teacher to visit each conference because of the time pressures.  If you have specific concerns or questions that don’t get addressed, please contact your child’s teachers individually and separately from the conferences.
We are scheduling conferences on the evenings of Tuesday, November 18th and Thursday, November 20th from 4:00PM to 7:00PM in classrooms 205, 206, 212, and 213.  We look forward to seeing you at this important event!
Sincerely,
Debbie Chanin - Consulting Teacher Josh Roof - Humanities
Greer Krembs - Science Ellen H. Taggart - Humanities
Francine Lemnah - Math


Additional members of House B who may/may not attend the conferences, but are available via email and phone:
Karen Allard- Consulting Teacher and House B Advisor 
Tami Koester - Speech Language Pathologist


Please complete and detach the section below, and return to your child's advisor.
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*Please indicate your FIRST and SECOND choice for a conference time. We will confirm the scheduled time of your conference.*
___ 4:00–4:30pm on Tuesday,November 18 ___ 4:00–4:30pm on Thursday, November 20
___ 4:30-5:00pm on Tuesday, November 18 ___ 4:30-5:00pm on Thursday, November 20
___ 5:00-5:30pm on Tuesday, November 18 ___ 5:00-5:30pm on Thursday, November 20
___ 5:30-6:00pm on Tuesday, November 18 ___ 5:30-6:00pm on Thursday, November 20
___ 6:00-6:30pm on Tuesday, November 18 ___ 6:00-6:30pm on Thursday, November 20
___ 6:30-7:00pm on Tuesday, November 18 ___ 6:30-7:00pm on Thursday, November 20
___ 7:00-7:30pm on Tuesday, November 18 ___ 7:00-7:30pm on Thursday, November 20


Student: ________________________________________________________________

Attendees: _______________________________________________________________
Best way to confirm the conference time (email or phone number):
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